Not only sands and gravels
Were once more on their travels,
But gulping muddy gallons
Great boulders off their balance
Bumped heads together dully
And started down the gully.
Whole capes caked off in slices.
I felt my standpoint shaken
In the universal crisis.
But with one step backward taken
I saved myself from going.
A world torn loose went by me.
Then the rain stopped and the blowing
And the sun came out to dry me.
- Robert Frost
I don't know where to start! This is such an amazing poem I can almost see the mudslide and feel his sigh of relief. What a picture of life choices. I think that this poem should always be read alongside his more famous "The road not taken". I feel like I am on the brink of some sort of change right now but I don't think I will have a choice as to which path to take. I feel as if something is going to happen that I can either embrace and rush into headlong or take one simple step back to avoid the chaos. It is frustrating because I can't see what's up ahead but I can know that God will answer my prayers to be stretched and challenged since He has promised to
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